Superior Achievement in a First NovelHEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (William Morrow) I WILL RISE by Michael Calvillo (Lachesis Publishing) THE MEMORY TREE by John R. Little (Nocturne Press) THE WITCH’S TRINITY by Erika Mailman (Crown) THE HOLLOWER by Mary SanGiovanni (Leisure Books)

Superior Achievement in Long FictionAFTERWARD, THERE WILL BE A HALLWAY by Gary Braunbeck (Five Strokes to Midnight) ALMOST THE LAST STORY BY ALMOST THE LAST MAN by Scott Edelman (Postscripts) GENERAL SLOCUM’S GOLD by Nicholas Kaufmann (Burning Effigy Press) THE TENTH MUSE by William Browning Spencer AN APIARY OF WHITE BEES by Lee Thomas (Inferno)

Superior Achievement in Short FictionTHE DEATH WAGON ROLLS ON BY by C. Dean Andersson (Cemetery Dance #57) LETTING GO by John Everson (Needles and Sins) THE TEACHER by Paul G. Tremblay (Chizine) THERE’S NO LIGHT BETWEEN FLOORS by Paul G. Tremblay (Clarkesworld) CLOSET DREAMS by Lisa Tuttle (Postscripts #10) THE GENTLE BRUSH OF WINGS by David Niall Wilson (Defining Moments)